James Wong Wing On

To be held at the the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall's building compound this Sunday, the protest is against Japan's 'distortion' of World War II history and its attempts to become a member of the UN security council.

He served as a 14-year-old soldier in a British volunteer force against the Japanese invasion in 1941. Although Abu Samah could have enjoyed the perks and privileges as a founding member of Umno, he chose to join the CPM. This is the final of the seven-part 'Untold history - the Malay communist leaders' series.

CPM chairman Abdullah CD has written two books on the history of the anti-colonial struggles of the Malay Left and the Communist Party of Malaya and has just completed the draft of his personal memoirs.

Legendary communist Rashid Maidin tells how he escaped from colonial detention during the 'Emergency' with the help of some young Chinese cowherds who finally led him into the jungle to join forces with Abdullah CD's 10th Regiment in Pahang.

Rashid Maidin tells malaysiakini what spurred him to join the communists in this fourth of a seven-part series. The jovial octogenarian also reveals how inter-racial tensions in the post-war period were engineered to allow the British to return.

Veteran communist Suriani Abdullah has no regrets about joining the resistance movement during the Pacific War - a decision which irreversibly changed her life.

Dalam bahagian kedua ini, anggota veteran komunis dan srikandi Perang Pasifik, Suriani Abdullah menceritakan bagaimana dia menyertai Parti Komunis Malaya dan berjuang menentang pendudukan Jepun di Semenanjung Malaya dan Singapura.

Veteran Malayan communist and heroine of the Pacific War, Suriani Abdullah, recalled how she joined the Communist Party of Malaya and fought the Japanese occupation of Peninsular Malaya and Singapore in this second of a seven-part series.

Abdullah CD, Rashid Maidin, Suriani Abdullah dan Abu Samah menceritakan kepada malaysiakini mengenai kisah hidup dan perjuangan mereka sewaktu Perang Pasifik dan selepas tamatnya perang tersebut.

Four veteran communist leaders - Abdullah CD, Rashid Maidin, Suriani Abdullah and Abu Samah - tell malaysiakini about their lives and struggles during the Pacific War and its aftermath, kicking off a seven-part series.

A fact-rich and comprehensive history of Kinta Valley sheds new light on how an original settlement of Orang Asli in the region had been progressively transformed.

Trilingual economist and educator Foong Wai Fong shares with fellow Malaysians her personal experiences in the quest to master the English language.

Trilingual economist and educator Foong Wai Fong observes that Malaysia has a far more conducive social environment than China and Japan for its youth to master English.

In his new book, Dr Kua Kia Soong chronicles and documents the brief history of the movement in the 1980s, and also candidly discusses the promises and problems of the democratic nation-building process in Malaysia.

The memoirs have opened up a long suppressed dimension of the long and winding struggle for national independence and demonstrated how people from different backgrounds could share universal ideals and common convictions.

Given the differences in time and space as well as some similarities in other tangible and intangible factors, are the wars in Iraq and Vietnam comparable? UKM's Professor Lee Poh Ping shares his nuanced observations and insights.

Nanyang Siang Pau has reached an out-of-court settlement on a breach-of-contract civil suit by Chin Peng's Australian co-authors. The eight-part series on the exploits of the legendary communist leader will kick off on Monday.

USM historian Professor Abu Talib Ahmad says it was not true that all Malay Muslims in Malaya were pro-Japanese, collaborators and quislings during the 44-month Japanese invasion and occupation as there were also partisans and resisters.

In Malaysia, there are still people who think that only 'mad' people need psychological counselling, and that a psychologist is psychiatrist. Professional psychologist Dr Edward Chan dispels these misconceptions.

A psychologist explains what happens whenever the emotional quotient lags behind the intelligence quotient.

Violence in the media and movies leaves its impact on the audience, in particular children, says a psychologist in the first of a three-part series.

The second Bush administration is "so bogged down" with Iraq and the war on terror that it may not be able to act with focus, clarity and consistency in the Asia-Pacific region.

Prof Dr Johan Saravanamutthu opines that Asean, NAM and the OIC must take cognizance of the possibility that Europe, China and India can play countervailing roles to the United States.

While the non-interference principle, Asean way, consensual decision-making, fuzziness of political values and goals, were useful for its early development, Prof Dr Johan Saravanamutthu says these are now a hindrance towards a rules-based community like the European Union.